Twelve healthy subjects (11 males and 1 female, mean age 31.1 卤 8.7 years) were instructed to perform isometric maximum voluntary contractions of wrist flexors and extensors. Recorded EMGs were used as input to the model and the root mean square error (RMSE) between measured and predicted torque was minimised to estimate the subject-specific musculotendon parameters. The model was validated and the RMSE and the normalised RMSE calculated during estimation and validation phases are compared.
Estimated subject-specific musculoskeletal parameters vary in a physiological range, while the biomechanical indexes are in agreement with previously published data.
The proposed methodology proved to be effective for the in vivo estimation of physiological parameters of the musculotendon complex and has potential as an investigative tool to distinguish aetiological differences among subjects affected by musculoskeletal disorders.